Join us as we answer a few curious queries posed by children about different subjects such as the origin of this Dracula myth and this method of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Tale of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, asks: who created the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Who Established the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, asks: who created the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: by what process do bees make honey?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: Which Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: prior to babies are able to speak, what language do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They may not think in a structured way
